Crop Insurance
The United States
Crop Insurance premium subsidies by cause of loss for Hybrid Sorghum Seed, 1995-2022
The premium subsidies by cause of loss in the table below are lower than total premium subsidies for this state because the USDA Risk Management Agency only reports premium subsidies by cause of loss for policies that paid an indemnity. Non-indemnified policies and their associated premium subsidies are not reported by cause of loss.
| Crop Insurance premium subsidies by cause of loss for Hybrid Sorghum Seed, 1995-2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Loss | Premium subsidies 1995-2022 | ||
| Heat | $1,727,170 | ||
| Hot Wind | $1,346,065 | ||
| Hail | $1,046,090 | ||
| Wind/Excess Wind | $495,797 | ||
| Freeze | $438,490 | ||
| Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain | $340,675 | ||
| Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) | $59,827 | ||
| Cold Wet Weather | $39,316 | ||
| Plant Disease | $30,331 | ||
| Fire | $29,622 | ||
| Failure of Irrigation Supply/Equipment | $25,124 | ||
| Drought | $23,087 | ||
| Frost | $20,226 | ||
| Insects | $10,783 | ||
| Cold Winter | $6,684 | ||
| Flood | $3,269 | ||
| Cyclone | $221 | ||
| 1995-2022 | $5,642,777 | ||
* Types of insurance policies; details on the RMA website. Indemnities for GRP/GRIP crops between 1995-2013; indemnities for ARPI, SCO, STAX, MP, HIP, WI crops 2014-2020, indemnities for ECO crops 2021 and 2022.
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